Tunisian Prime Minister commented on the «arbitration scandal» that took place during the Esperance and Wydad Casablanca game. Youssef Chahed sought the opportunity to boost his popularity ahead of elections in Tunisia.
Forty Hirak detainees, including their main leaders, are still serving prison sentences, even after a third royal grant covered some prisoners who were convicted for participating to protests in the Rif region, their families told EFE. While 60 Hirak detainees were granted a pardon by King Mohammed VI, Tuesday, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, sources from the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and Tafra association, created by Hirak detainees’ families, told EFE that at least twenty
Spanish police arrested, in the city of Santa Coloma de Gramanet (Barcelona province), an alleged jihadist who fled Morocco last September after the dismantling of a terrorist cell he joined in Tangier, EFE said. The 30-year-old man is a Moroccan national who is the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by Morocco for his alleged involvement in crimes related to terrorism and drug trafficking. He fled the kingdom in September 2018 after the Moroccan authorities arrested members of
Al Hoceima's first-instance court sentenced two young people to jail for breaking the fast during the day in Ramadan, court sources told EFE. One of the two men was sentenced Tuesday, June 4, to two months in prison and was fined 500 dirhams for smoking a cigarette during the day. The other man was fined the same amount of money and was exempted from prison. The two young men were found in a neighborhood in Al Hoceima carrying food and water. They were charged with breaking the fast
The Western Sahara issue did not make it to the United Nation Security Council’s June program, as the body is presided this month by Kuwait. The Provisional Program of Work of the Security Council is not discussing the territorial dispute, which was marked by the resignation of the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy to Western Sahara Horst Kohler in May 22. Not being featured in the program of work of the Security Council does not exclude the ability of addressing the issue
Moroccans to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, Wednesday, June 5, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced Tuesday. In a statement, the ministry said that the crescent moon was sighted after Tuesday’s Maghrib prayer in the kingdom, marking the beginning of Shawwal, 1440. Yabiladi wishes you a very happy Eid al-Fitr.
In the Netherlands, more than 16,000 asylum seeker children disappeared in the last five years, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) revealed based on data compiled by the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) and Nidos, a body that regulates guardianship for asylum seekers under 18. According to the two organizations, quoted by Dutch newspaper NL Times, some of the missing children left asylum centers in the Netherlands to join their families or friends in Germany,
Muslims in New Zealand will be fasting Wednesday after an official letter was leaked to social media, proclaiming the end of Ramadan, New Zealand newspaper online newspaper Stuff reported Tuesday. The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) which is expected to announce the end of the holy month in New Zealand, said that two draft letters it wrote beforehand to publish once the end of Ramadan is confirmed, were hacked and published to the internet. The body’s
The United States President Donald Trump sent Muslims «warmest greetings» as they are celebrating the end of Ramadan, Anadolu said on Monday. «Melania and I hope that this holiday brings joy and peace to all those celebrating, and we pray that communities worldwide feel God’s abundant blessings of love, forgiveness, and goodwill», said Trump in a statement. «This sacred day provides Muslims, both in the United States and around the world, an
Sending his wishes for Eid al-Fitr, King Abdullah II of Jordan commended King Mohammed VI’s support for the Hashemite custodianship of Al Quds holy sites.